Bowers Group is delighted to announce that it has joined the Silverstone Technology Cluster, based at Silverstone Racing Circuit, Northamptonshire. Established to support the growth of the high-tech cluster, and attract investment to the region, the Silverstone Technology Cluster is a not-for-profit organisation.

The latest release of WorkNC allows users to break free from previous constraints caused by tool shapes, slashing cycle times by up to 74 per cent. WorkNC 2019 R1 adds the Z-Level pattern to the Advanced Toolform technology, allowing for tool shapes like barrels, ovals, and parabolic to be calculated over the part surfaces, including negative allowances.

The L.S. Starrett Company has recently announced that it will introduce its range of band saw machines to the UK. With decades of experience of designing and producing saw blades, all of this knowledge and expertise has been applied to the design and build of the horizontal and vertical machines. Produced under license the Starrett band saw machines offer class-leading material cutting performance, and provides UK manufacturing companies with a cost-effective alternative to the general purpose saws already on the market.

The ability to save a third on cycle times on repeat orders of precision connector components led subcontractor BCMZ of Sudbury to order the newly launched 8-axis Citizen Cincom ‘icon’ L32-X CNC sliding head turn-mill centre at MACH 2016.